Chiefs v Reds
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How is Taranaki working out as being in Chiefs territory?
Might be wrong, but my impression is that the Taranaki players head more to Canes country.
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@Billy-Tell said in Chiefs v Reds:
How is Taranaki working out as being in Chiefs territory?
Might be wrong, but my impression is that the Taranaki players head more to Canes country.
Both the Chiefs and Canes would have a similar number of Taranaki reps but if you exclude the Barretts, Tahuriorangi and the unsighted Halafihi are the only Taranaki players who have signed with the Canes after the change. That's not so important now anyway with the way the 5 teams contract players. Obviously the promising Taranaki age-group players are now selected for the Chiefs U18s, U20s, Development team etc.
Michael Collins (Taranaki CEO) was interviewed before the Reds game and was asked how the change has gone. He was up front and said the main reason for moving to the Chiefs was a guarantee of hosting Super games, which the Canes wouldn't provide. Collins also said they aren't going to tell the supporters which team to support but that the younger fans tended to be Chiefs supporters.
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